An evening of five short films, all subtitled in both Arabic and English:<\/p>\n
12 Drawings a Day<\/strong>: dir Denis Chapon (Denmark, 2011: 5 mins)<\/em> Experimental animation created on the reverse of used A4 sheets. Each day for three years drew 12 animations to make one second of film …<\/p>\n Liter of Gas<\/strong>: dir Ibrahim Ramy (Egypt, 2022: 17 mins)<\/em> Facing a nationwide hike in oil prices, an unemployed man goes on a journey searching for petrol for his car \u2013 only to find himself instead exploring the socio-economic injustices that put him in this situation in the first place.<\/p>\n Long Trip<\/strong>: dir Ali Kadhum (Iraq\/Belgium, 2021: 13 mins)<\/em> Following the death of his father, Dries has to decide on cremation locally or burial \u2013 which custom requires be in the country of his broth.<\/p>\n Mid-Way<\/strong>: dir Rola Shamas (Lebanon, 2022: 10 mins \u2013 top)<\/em> The trains have arrived. But, in the midst of this rush to nowhere, are we listening to birds? To rivers? To ourselves?<\/p>\n Migration<\/strong>: dir Fluorescent Hill, aka Mark Lomond and Johanne Ste-Marie (Canada, 2014: 6 mins) A creative animation, infused with a nostalgic haze that looks like found footage, about large, graceless creatures lumbering towards their destiny as they follow their instincts to get back home …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"